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Strictly Come Dancing viewers have come out in defence of YouTube star Joe Sugg after a tense semi-final.

Viewers will always have opinion on the scoring, especially if they think their fave is being hard done by.

Joe and professional partner Dianne Buswell performed twice on Saturday night, a Viennese Waltz and a Peaky Blinders-themed Argentine Tango.

Judge Craig Revel Horwood was particularly unhappy with Joe’s Viennese Waltz, telling him: ‘Way too much rise and fall, it almost became a waltz. All the movement I thought was too harsh and it made it look rigid. I don’t think its your best ballroom to be honest.’

Meanwhile Darcey Bussell added that she felt Joe had had ‘difficulties’ with the routine.

Craig said the Viennese Waltz ‘wasn’t Joe’s best’ (Picture: BBC)

She said: ‘We expect a lot from you, we’ve seen what you can produce. ‘I do feel you had difficulty with that continuous rotation, your shoulder starts to creep up. This is the semi finals, we want more. But it wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t what we expect from you.’

My heart is honestly breaking rn for joe & dianne. they were under marked sm and some of the comments were completely unnecessary and unfair. both of his performances were delivered with such passion and determination and he deserved so much more tonight ❤️❤️❤️ #Strictly

Joe faces stiff competition from Faye Tozer, Ashley Roberts, Lauren Steadman and Stacey Dooley, who are all vying for a place in the final.

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